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Facebook and Google Investigated

Several Attorneys-General from across the United States are launching investigations in to two of the web's giants

Several Attorneys-General from across the United States are launching investigations in to two of the web's giants, asking if they stifle competition and so harms users. India's Space Research Organisation lost contact with its unmanned lunar lander called Vikram just as it was about to touch down close to the Moon's south pole. And sven South American countries have signed a pact to protect the Amazon river basin, the world's largest tropical forest, by coordinating their response to disasters. We discuss all this with guests Sharon Bretkelly who is bureau chief for Radio New Zealand in Wellington, and Professor Peter Morici, Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland.

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Sat 7 Sep 2019 00:06GMT

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